本研究利用三維足型掃描取得300 位（男女各半）成人的足型資料，量測14項足型尺寸，並擷取足弓定義之11項特徵參數，對於國人足弓型態的差異，分別提出男性和女性之足弓分類方法，應用於合腳型鞋墊的設計。
先以主成分分析法找出影響足弓型態的重要特徵參數，由群集分析以重要參數分別將國人的足弓型態分為男性和女性的多種類型，並對各足弓類型的樣本，分析其足部的長度、寬度、圍度、高度尺寸特徵，了解國人的足弓型態差異。在人體計測方面，發現體重和BMI較低的人有較寬的足弓。在足部計測方面，各足弓類型在足部長度和高度尺寸上有顯著差異，長度尺寸較大可能有較窄和較低的足弓。再者，由於各足弓類型在足部寬度和圍度尺寸上無顯著差異，故新的三維足弓分類方法可以確實區分足弓類型，判斷時較不會受到足型的肥胖所影響。
在應用方面，本研究提出合腳型鞋墊的新設計，於男性足長在240 mm至290 mm以及女性足長在210 mm至260 mm範圍內，以美規鞋碼為基準，分別對各種足弓類型給予對應的足弓特徵尺寸，建立足弓區規格系統，並以電腦輔助設計軟體建立模型，作為鞋墊設計的參考。此外，提出男性和女性足弓類型的尺寸分界，對於顧客提供一套容易了解自身足弓類型並選擇鞋墊的方法。
最後，藉由男性和女性各50 位的新樣本重複量測驗證，確認本研究提出之足弓分類方法能夠代表台灣年輕學生族群樣本之足弓型態。

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